Orange County California

A couple charged in the brutal torture of a medical marijuana dispensary owner who was dumped in the desert and left for dead are scheduled to make their first appearance in an Orange County courtroom on Tuesday.

Laspisa attended classes at Sierra College. He vanished on the way to his parents’ home in Orange County. His SUV was found overturned and damaged in a rural part of Los Angeles County, but his cellphone and wallet were still inside the car.